Victoria Billings vbillings@mustangdaily.net National bookseller Barnes & Noble discontinued use of its in-store PIN pads at all 700 locations nationwide after announcing last week that PIN pads in 63 stores had been hacked. Hackers compromised one pin pad in each of 63 stores located throughout California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania […]
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BLOG: Social Security numbers not so secure
Your Social Security number is your personal code contained in many important documents: medical records, insurance files, job applications, banking accounts and college applications, to name a few. This nine-digit number, however, might not be as personal as some people think, creating a potential increased risk for identity theft. In a 2009 study by Alessandro […]